Attaching tape



April 1940- J. v. MOORE 2,195,895

ATT ACHING TAPE Filed July 5, 1939 I Jaw/S 70??? Wad/"e gm. 4 J1 04 WEPatented Apr. 2, 1940 PATENT OFFICE 2,195,895 A'r'rlionnve 'rara John v.Moore, Pawtucket, a. 1., minor to Moore Fabric Comp ny, Pawtncket, B.1., a corporation of Rhode'lsland Application July 3, 1939, Serial No.282,599

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the type of separable connectors commonlytermed zippers and relates more particularly to an improved attachingtape for such connectors.

It is the general object of my invention to proyide an attaching tapewhich is in part elastic and in part non-elastic and which comprises animproved weave by which manufacture of the tape is simplified and madecommercially practical.

My invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of partswhich will be hereinafter described'and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

A preferred form of the inventionis shown in the drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a proved tape and showing the weaveconstruction;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view further illustrating successivepicks in the weave construction; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the tape with one part of a"zipper'connection aflixed thereto.

Referring to the drawing, my improved tape T 25 comprises alongitudinally extending transversely elastic section III adapted to bestitched to the edge of a garmentor other article to be closed, and anon-elastic longitudinally-extending section II to which one part II ofa "zipper" connection or other separable fastener may be se-' cured.

A preferred shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in comprises non-elastic warps andweft thread 2|, these elements being illustratively shown as interwovenin a simple two-up and two-down ribweave.

The non-elastic section II comprises non-elastic warps 30, a non-elasticweft thread 3|, and also commonly includes a heavy cord 32 interwoven toform a reenforced outer edge to which the "zipper part [2 may besecured.

While my invention is not necessarily limited to the particular weavesshown. I have indicated 45 the portion of the section ll adjacent theelastic section It as woven two-up and two-down in a cave for myimproved tape T is which the section I0 I twill weave. At the extremeouter edge, the nonelastic section is made tubular to embrace the cord32. The tubular structure is indicated in 50 Fig. 1 and will be evidentin Fig. 2 if the upper and lower picks are folded forward and rearwardover the middle pick as would be the case in the actual fabric.

portion of my iman elastic While the particular weaves may be varied, isdesirable that the number of picks per inch of the elastic weft thread2| and the non-elastic weft thread il be correlated, so that each pairof adjacent picks of the elastic thread 2! 6 may be interlocked with acorresponding pair of adjacent picks .of the non-ela 1c weft thread 3|along the line of the abutting margins of the elastic and non-elasticsections. The warp thread 34 at the'margin of the section II may beheavier 10 or stronger than the other warp threads 30, as it serves as acatch thread to establish the line between the sections. 4

Successive and corresponding picks in Figs. 1 and -2 are lettered A to Fin the elastic section 15 ill and A to F in. the non-elastic section IIrespectively. I

when made substantially in the manner described, my improved fabric maybe easily and rapidly woven and is thus economical to manu- 20 factureand commercially practical.

when such a tape is installed for use, the reenforced non-elasticsection I l provides a firm base for attachment of one part l2 of theseparable connector, while the elastic section III, when attached to agarment or other article, proi'rides a. slight transversely yieldingaction which much improved the operation of the "zipper.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claim, but what I claim is: A woven attaching tapecomprising longitudinally parallel elastic and non-elastic sections eachof substantial width, and an edge cord, said, elastic section beingwoven with elastic wefts only and said non-elastic section being wovenwith non-elastic wefts only, the elastic section being woven two-up andtwo-down in a rib weave and the non-elastic section being woven two-upand two-down in a twill weave in the portion adjacent the elasticsection. and being woven tubular about the inserted edge cord in itsouter edge portion, and each pair of adjacent picks of elastic weft inthe elastic section being connected by a terminal loop enclosing withinitself a terminal loop connecting a pair of non-elastic weft pickswhereby the elastic wefts and the non-elastic wefts are interlocked andthe elastic and non- 5 elastic sections permanently joined at theirabutting margins.

JOHN V. MZOQItlli.

